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Principals:  Please take note - I will be out of the office on Friday, March 29th for a family wedding. I won't be available to help you on that last day when Land Trust plans are due. Please plan accordingly so I can help you, if needed, before the due date. Thanks! Nadine

 

Due Friday, March 29, 2019

  • 2018-19 Midyear Progress Report - this needs to be opened and completed first. Once you open it you can see the allocation for 2019-20. Principals of the new schools, your schools should be uploaded into the system by the end of this week.
  • 2019-20 School Land Trust Plan
  • 2019-20 School Community Council/Land Trust Signature Form

Thanks for all you do to keep us in compliance with our Land Trust! Attached are the guidelines to help you with accounting codes.

 

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DATE:   
February 13, 2019

TO:  
Principals
Administrative Assistants, ALL
Secondary Attendance Assistants

FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning & Student Services

SUBJECT:   
Early & Late Enrollment Permits

The window for the school choice Early Enrollment Period closes on Friday, February 15, 2019. The law requires that parent(s)/guardian(s) receive written notice from the school by March 31, 2019. The results e-mails sent to parents(s)/guardian(s) after records have been placed on the waitlist or seated list serves as that written notice. Schools will need to ensure that communication with parent(s)/guardian(s) has occurred for each permit request.

Beginning February 16, 2019 the Late Enrollment Period begins. The late enrollment period is for applications submitted before Dec. 1 or after the third (3rd) Friday in February for the following year, or a permit request for the current school year. (See page 23 in the Planning and Student Services Manual.)

Any permit submitted during the late enrollment period will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist currently in PowerSchool when processed. The permit waitlist in PowerSchool will be used throughout the school year to grant permit requests and seat students at the school. Permits may be re-ordered on the waitlist according to the late enrollment requirements (see page 23 in the Planning and Student Services Manual).

Schools will continue to verify permit requests and communicate results to parent(s)/ guardian(s) throughout the 2019-20 school year.

Should you have any questions please contact Travis at 88251 or Donna at 88259.

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Instructional Leadership "Teaching Begins with the Learner" Conference - March 21 and 22, 2019

The Conference will be held March 21 & 22 at Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo. Teaching & Learning will cover the registration cost of one administrator per school. If you would like to send a team, Teaching & Learning will cover the registration cost of two participants. Sign up HERE before March 8. Please contact Amanda Hansen for questions.

The 2019 Instructional Leadership Conference has an incredible line up of speakers, including: Michael Fullan, Anders Ericsson, Chad Lewis, Paul Bloomberg, Tim Brown, Kim Geddie, Tom Guskey, Tom Hierck, Robyn Jackson, Tim Kanold, Jonathan Saphier, Ellie Drago-Severson, Tricia Skyles, Ben Springer, and Rick Wormeli. Look for flyers in District mail or visit the website for more information.

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The winning schools receive $500 for a mineral field trip or classroom technology!

Show some love to the minerals in your life. We’re giving $500 to the two schools with the most creative photos showing how minerals help power their students, classrooms or schools.

Need inspiration? What minerals powered your transportation to school? To turn on the lights, air conditioning or heating? Did you power up a computer or other electronic device? How was your school constructed?

Click here for more information! Get your photos posted by February 28th.

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REAL Salt Lake has partnered with Jordan Education Foundation to provide a $250 grant for every full-time, licensed elementary teacher.  All applications must be submitted through DonorChoose.org no later than Thursday, January 31, 2019.  Please encourage every teacher to take advantage of this opportunity.

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DATE:  
January 17, 2019

TO: 
Principals
Special Education Staff

FROM:  
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator

SUBJECT:   
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines

Attached are the guidelines for determining a student's eligibility for Extended School Year Services. Please review these Time Sensitive documents carefully.

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Elementary Principals:

The mid-year Reading Inventory (SRI) window closes January 25.  This test is mandatory for all 6th-graders and scores will be used to inform Reading Class placement for 7th-grade. Please remind teachers to have students complete the assessment before the window closes so we can report accurate data to the middle schools.  Current guided reading levels should be entered into Skyward by this date, as well.  Please contact Becky Gerber with any questions.

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Elementary Principals:

Parent letters for MOY are attached.  The Evaluation Department will send spreadsheets to Principals when testing is complete. The testing window closes on January 31 and letters must be sent home with ALL first, second and third grade students on or before February 15. Please do not send this letter home with Kindergarten students, as the reporting law does not apply to them. The parent letter from mCLASShome.com is appropriate to share with all parents. Please contact Becky Gerber with any questions.

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DATE:  
Friday, January 4, 2019

TO: 
All Principals

FROM:  
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
2018-19 UEPC School Climate Survey Preview Links

Jordan District is administering the 2018-19 UEPC School Climate Survey between February 4h and March 15th, 2019. The Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department submitted the licensed educator faculty lists you verified back in November 2018 to the Utah Education Policy Center. UEPC is now finalizing surveys for your school. Please conduct a final preview of the survey by Friday, January 18, 2019, to review the list of licensed educators at your school to make sure the list is complete and accurate.

Please follow the links below to preview the surveys:

Faculty and Staff:

https://uepc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_efcOayPKIGYs2Wh?Q_SurveyVersionID=current&Q_CHL=preview

Parent:

https://uepc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_2ireDtaO5CSZpCR?Q_SurveyVersionID=current&Q_CHL=preview

Student:

https://uepc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_5oQv9mY9h4DvUpv?Q_SurveyVersionID=current&Q_CHL=preview

When you get to the list of educator names for each survey, please read through the list carefully. If there are any names that need to be changed (for example, names are misspelled or not what the educator uses, educators have been added or replaced, etc.), please contact Ben Jameson (ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org) with the necessary changes. If possible, please provide CACTUS ID numbers for educators that need to be added.  Also, please email Ben Jameson if there are no changes that need to be made.

UEPC will make changes to individual school surveys through Friday, January 18, 2019.  Once the surveys go live, UEPC will not be able to make any changes to your faculty lists. 

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2019 Outstanding Educator Nominations open!

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applications open Tuesday Jan. 1, 2019 and are due by 11:59 pm Monday, Feb. 4, 2019

  1. Go to jordaneducationfoundation.org

  • Click on PRINCIPALS NOMINATE HERE link on front page

  1. At the bottom of the page you will see:

  • Application
  • Past Recipients List (Past Recipients are not eligible)
  • Scoring Rubric
  • Nomination Examples 

**Review the Rubric & Application Examples**       

  1. Select candidate (Approved by Principal)

  1. Write application:

  • Nomination can be written by Principal, a member of school staff, or a committee but must be approved by Principal.
  • A well-written application should be 3-5 pages in length, include anecdotal examples and comments from co-workers, students, parents, and/or community members as well as data appropriate to Rubric with its relevance explained. (See examples on the JEF website) 
  • Please make sure nomination is no longer than 5 pages

  1. Review nomination using Rubric (Application will be scored using Rubric)

  2. Submit – Applications should be submitted no later than February 4th

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Principals:

February 19, 2019 is set aside for “District Day on the Hill” at the Utah State Capitol. This is your chance to showcase the great things happening in your school. If you have any student-led interactive displays or performances you wish to spotlight, in the Capitol Rotunda, this is a great opportunity. Please contact Mike Anderson, x88167 or Nadine Page, x88186, if you are interested in attending. Applications are due by January 12, 2019.

Thank you!

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DATE:  
December 19, 2018

TO:  
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant / Internal Auditor

SUBJECT:  
Quarterly School Financial Report for October, November, and December 2018

Each school is asked to report the quarter end account balance and transaction detail with the Apple Volume Purchase Program and return with your bank reconciliation.  If your school has no Apple account, please so indicate and return.

Please include the account balance with Apple on the reconciliation sign off form and print a report or screen shot(s) of the balances and quarterly transactions from Apple’s website.  If you need assistance, please contact your Curriculum Technology Specialist – Bonnie, Deana, Harrison, Nancy, Jay, and Raimee.

Please photocopy the selected elements and send to Accounting by January 25, 2019.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your December 31, 2018 Apple Volume Purchase Program transaction history and balance

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.

Thank you.

Cc:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Laura Finlinsoon, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Doree Strauss, Administrator of Schools